Microsoft tells the court that training Copilot on books and news is fair use

Law360 reports that Microsoft has asked a Manhattan federal court for judgment that training Copilot on books and news articles is fair use. The request was made in the consolidated OpenAI copyright case.

In the same case, news plaintiffs including The New York Times replied on Monday to a letter from the US government backing fair use for ai training.

This comes from a single report; the court filing itself wasn't seen.

Why it matters

The consolidated OpenAI case is moving towards the central question every ai copyright suit turns on: whether training on copyrighted work without permission is fair use.